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Joseph Renhart at shy.
In noting the Directors Of the Bank OF
Charlestown last week we inadvertently
omitted the name of Mr.. :. W WysOng
The fitting up Of the old Grange store
building is being done by Johnson a Hen
son. The Valley Fertilizer Co. will occupy
the offices.
The Drug store of DIR. Charles f. Pratt
has passed into the hands OF Mr.. C.. Frank
Jones. a practical druggist and former resi-
dent here, late Of Baltimore.
The Emner Telephone Company has Ia
ken Tor an office the former POstothce build
ing. one door East Of Carter House belong
ing to Mrs Rebecca Hunter.
4 lot whereon to build a Chapel for the
colored people has been purchased Of Mr..
Geo II Hagley by the Episcopal congrega-
ton. The site is near the Academy.
Alta meeting of the members Of Zion T.
piscopau Church on Easter Monday, the old
Vestry was reelected. Col W p. Craighill
was elected 70 the vacancy occasioned by
the removal of DIR. C. T. Pratt.
Ia death notice last week We wrote 're-
we're his memory" but the compositor got
IL mourn his memory twas a-arather
grave mistake, but We have TO grin and
bear such things now and then.
Thecolorcd benevolent societies of which
she Was "a Jealous member attended the flu
neral of Mrs. Alice Walker on sunday aft
ernoou last-seryica, in the Methodist
Church. Rev. Mr.. Lewis, Pastor.
Building Association No. is reported in
a aourishiug condition During the year
from April 9TH So to April 9Th 81 1909
shares were redeemed, and receipts during
the year amounted TO Sl5.OoS.0l Mr.. l..
p. Lippitt Is the Treasurer.
DIR. "A. j. Brown, "a prominent cOlored
physician OF Baltimore delivered lectures
in the Colored Methodist Church in this
place last week ON Physiology, Phrenology,
Phvsiognomy, Hygiene, &c. He kindly
extended an invitation 20 be present
The Clarke Coyier SAYS, that at the
quarterly Conference of the VI. f. Church,
south. for Berryyille Circuit, on Monday
last the Rev. A. F. Boude, of Lexington,
was appointed to the charge Of that Circuit
i'm place Of the Rev. W. /. Lynch, de-
ceased.
The Shepherdstown Registers statement
last week thar Mr. Henry shepherd had
bought the farm of the late r. ID. Shep'
herds heirs was premature. The bargain
was not contaminated. Mr. William II.
Fayman. of New York, has since bought
the farm. paying $50 per acre.
Messrs. Burns &Sbugert are to have their
grand millinery opening on Friday and
saturday. They have again secured the
services of Miss Groves. Of Baltimore
whose def fingers and artistic conception
Of the beautiful in bonnets last season male
the millinery department of the establish
meut very attractive.
We publish In another column a state
ment of facts concerning former young
townsman. Frank Dorsey, who was convict
ed and is suffering the penalty for a crime
committed by another. We hope the efforts
Of the kind and influential people in Nash
Vile who have interested themselves in his
behalf will be crowned with success.
Last week we noted the death of Arthur
Winds by accidental shooting We have
since learned that whilst the abOve-men'
toned young man was al the point Of death
information was received from Garrett, In
diana. that his brother had been killed by
the cars. Two other brothers were killed
one whilst hunting. -Four accidental
deaths 10 FIVE years.
some friends in Wichita. Kansas las
week went TO serenade II J.. Shober,
prominent shoe merchant of that town
-..veral wears a resident of MartinSburg
,bis State-and not having any response
one of the serenaders peered through INT
window and found Mr. Shober dead upoI
IN, bed. Its now supposed his death wa
caused by hi, taking unintentionalIy al
overdose Of morphia The remains OF Mr.
SLober were brought to Martinsburg Tor III
terment.
w., understand that by the last Will an'
testament of a relative residing in Caliior
MIA. who recently expired halt-dozen OIL
more persons living in the neighborhood oil
Wildwood will receive legacies that Will az
,regate $4,000. The following are th'
name, Of the legatee- DR.. B. Harrison anc
wife, So 600: Archie C.. Page, Slo,VOV
Mis-. Mary B. Whiting, f. B. Whiting er'
George IL BurwelI, Mr.. f. b. Meade Il
Powell Page and wife, 5000 each.-Ch'rf'
IT, Coo'sr.